Posts Tagged ‘ prevention ’

Look Up! The Stars Are Aligning for Prevention and Wellness!!

Sunday, September 18th, 2011 
NOTE:  Also published by MCOL

I’m thinking this evening of the amazing journey we’ve begun together, and I’m thinking about the conversation I had with Dr. Joycelyn Elders, former US Surgeon General, who will open our Annual Meeting and

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Genesis Health System Case Study

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Check out the new Case Study:  Genesis Health System in Iowa has shown remarkable engagement, accountability, and measurable outcomes in VBD through prevention, wellness, and care coordination.  Genesis Case Study

SeeChange Health: Innovation in Plan Design

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

SeeChange Health is a new member of the Center, and the creator of a very innovative plan design that puts prevention first in value-based concepts.  You can read more, including Cyndy’s comments on this innovation focused on prevention and wellness …

Making Workers Get Their Checkups

Monday, July 20th, 2009

The Wall Street Journal reports on the activities of AmeriGas Propane, which got tough with its 6,000 employees. Many of the workers were aging, and 44 percent were smokers. Health costs, predictably, were rising and the health of the workers …

Taylor, Chairman of Center for Health Value Innovation Lauds Consumer Engagement and Support for Wellness Programs

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

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Michael Taylor MD FACP, Chairman of Center for Health Value Innovation, Lauds Consumer Engagement and Support for Wellness Programs

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – May 13, 2009 –The Center for Health Value Innovation, (…

Adopt Healthy Habits, Earn Rewards

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Today’s New York Times reports that Congress is considering expanding the ways in which employers and insurers can reward people for adopting habits such as quitting smoking, eating a healthy diet and exercising. The idea enjoys bipartisan support:

Two Democratic

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Blue Shield of California Quietly Explores Value-Based Designs

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

HealthLeaders InterStudy publishes a journal, California Health Plan Analysis, which regularly reviews trends in the nation’s largest state. Value-based innovations took a leading role in the spring 2009 issue:

So far, VBID has been pioneered by the largest companies that

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